Printing Assistants and Table Workers
On-the-job / entry-level Declining · ANZSCO skill level 4 · occupation 8995
Printing Assistants and Table Workers perform routine printing tasks, operate bindery machines and perform manual binding and finishing of books and printed products.
People employed2,400
Median pay$1,253per week, full-time
Projected growth-4.4%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth-4.2%per year
Median age39
Female share40%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 12.2% university · 25.8% vet / tafe · 56.3% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
VIC 36.7% · QLD 24.1% · NSW 17.2% · WA 6.6% · SA 5.2% · ACT 3.5% · NT 3.4% · TAS 3.3%
Top industries
Manufacturing · Information Media and Telecommunications · Arts and Recreation Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.